The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-10-01
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she says she doesn't care who knows it.
A TRUNK went over the Michigan Gen
trail Railroad recently on which was
printed: Carrie Crittendep. Blood and
ire. Salvation Army. God is love. Re.
pent or perishl''
SOME Church of England clergymen
propose to introduce a bill into the
House OF Commons next year providing
for greater liberty for clergymen and
non-conformist ministers to preach in
others pulpits. In the meantime ar
rangements are to be made, if possible.
for the delivery on given day of religious
lectures by non-conformists in the nayes
OF several churches.
Rev. e. L. CoNaER's address at the
Wisconsin Ministerial Meeting on the
"Choice Of Profession" or what the
ministry says to those selecting their
life work, printed some time ago in THE
UNIvERsALIsT, has been issued in neat
pamphlet form by the Wisconsin Con-
ventlon. 1t is good document to circu-
late. Copies can be had by addressing
Rev. L. j. DINsMoRE, Columbus, Wis
BUDDHISM, notwithstanding the Light
OF ASIA" is one OF the recedng faiths of
the world. The Japanese Gazette says:
I'VE regret to say that Buddhism, in our
opinion, cannot long hold its ground
and that Christianity must finally pre-
vail throughout all Japan. Japanese
Buddhism and Western sciences cannot
stand together. They are inconsisten
the one with the other"
KEv. DIR. STUDLEY, OF Detroit, on re-
cent hot Sunday evening, preached an
elght-minute sermon from the text: "And
there Is nothing hid from the heat there.
or" One of the most effective sermons
which we have listened to this season
was preached at Grace church in this city,
by Rev. CLINTON LOCKE, and it was Just
twelve minutes long. The Introductory
services, ritual, music, etc, however, o.
cupied nearly an hour and half.
GLADSTONE, In his letter saying that
the demands of his time and strength
would not permit him to accept the invi-
tation to the Centennial of the Constitu-
ton held recently at Philadelphia, says.
"Viewing the jealousies prevalent in Eng
land, it is doubtful whether they might
not be stimulated were I to accept the
distinction you offer me-" GLADsToNE's
was the only invitation sent to person
not an Amer can citizen, nor an accredit-
ed diplomat.
ROWLAND WILLIAMS, who made the
Hindoo mythology his special study, was
compelled to acknowledge that Christian
1ty in its prevalent orthodox form, can
never win the general assent of the ORR
entail mind, and that only the simple re-
hgious ideas and precepts of the Gospel
the fatherhood of God, the brother
hood OF man, the grand sentiments
which harmonic with the mtuitiVe moral
Judgment can exercise long and last
ing influence upon the Hmdoo race;
and that religion it is our duty to die
fuse at home and abroad, far and wide
with wisdom and with power
The Italian scientist SEMMoLAs strong
paper read at the recent Int srnat
Medical Congress at Washing ION, is
likely to prove check to those who
think all diseases eau be cured by get
ting at the microbes. Bacteriology, DIR.
SEMMoLA said is not science, but a
mass OF assumption based on very mar
row foundation of fact We drink, eat,
and respire millions of microbes daily,
and we are not yet able to draw the line
between the morbific and the innocent
ones, nor between those which cause dis
ease and those which are produced by it
SAYS correspondent of Babyhood:
IL would not like to have babies and
young children banished from meetings
and assemblies not especially intended
for little folks mainly, will admit for
the mothers sake. Out West we are not
30 formal in meetings as they are in the
East. Last winter 1 was very DESTROYS
OF attending meeting my husband was
holding. The first night as soon as my
old boy spied bis papa in
the pulpit before 1 could stop him, he
ran up the aisle calling 'Papal papap
and actually climbed into the pulpit and
grabbed him about the legs. 1 quietly
went and took him away. OF course the
were little amused, but
was any harm done? took him nearly
every night for two weeks and he usually
went to sleep, and was enabled to en-
Joy great deal OF the meeting instead
Of being lonely at home"
MUCH interest in manifested through
put church and educational circles OF Indi-
ana Methodism in regard to the De Paw
bequest of $4,000 for the endowment of
The De PAW University at Greencastle.
Four years ago Mr.. DE PAW agreed to
give $4,000 il Indiana Methodists .
would give $4,000 Greencastle and
Putnam county raised 100000 of this
amount promptly, and the four annual
conferences in the State verbally obi
gated themselves to raise the remainder.
Mr.. DE Paws death leaves the situation
ihus: There is no disposition ON the
part Of the administrators of the estate
% refuse to redeem the pledge, but if the
100000 is not paid within the period
limited, and the time expires October 4,